With Danny Amendola dealing with an ankle issue that will probably cost him some time, Whalen gives the Patriots some needed wideout depth heading into the stretch run. Out of the gate, however, Whalen is no higher than No. 4 in the team's fantasy pecking order at the position.

That he is no longer on the report signals that Brady has moved past the knee issue he's been playing through of late. Now running an offense minus top TE Rob Gronkowski, Brady faces a tough test this weekend, as he'll be squaring off against a rugged Ravens defense that is allowing an average of 17.2 points per game to date. Only the Seahawks (16.2) are allowing fewer at this juncture.

Edelman had been an injury report regular of late, but it appears as though he's moved past the foot issue that landed him on it. Supporting that notion is that the wideout has recorded three straight eight-catch efforts on a combined 40 targets over that span. Edelman thus approaches the last quarter of the Patriots' regular season slate as a high-volume receiving option in the team's Tom Brady-helmed offense.

There's little doubt that Bennett will be out there Monday night against the Ravens, though there's a solid chance he will be officially listed as questionable for the contest. Though the tight end has been managing an ankle injury since Week 5, ESPN's Mike Reiss relays that Bennett plans to continue to play through the issue. Bennett's availability has become more critical to the Patriots' offense since the loss of Rob Gronkowski to a season-ending injury, but so far that has not translated into reliable fantasy production on Bennett's part. With that in mind, his last trip to the end zone occurred in Week 5, on the same day his ankle issue cropped up, when Bennett tallied three TDs in a 33-13 win over the Browns.